Rain or Shine, It's Football Friday for Paloma Valley, Heritage

It might be a cold, wet night out there, but that won't stop the CIF-SS football playoffs from moving into the quarterfinals tonight, with both Menifee high schools still alive in the Central Division.

Paloma Valley (10-1) will be at home tonight at 7 for a game against Kaiser, which defeated Canyon Springs 49-0 in the opening round last Friday. The Cats, champions of the Sunkist League, are 9-2 this season.

Kaiser's offense is led by sophomore running back Joshua Johnson, who has rushed for 1,118 yards and 10 touchdowns. Cats quarterback Raymond Padilla has passed for 473 yards and 5 TDs.

Paloma Valley, which finished second in the Sunbelt League, beat Chino 49-14 last week. Wildcats quarterback Brent Boehm has passed for 2,226 yards and 34 touchdowns. His two main receivers are RJ Benz (11 catches, 582 yards, 9 TDs) and Michael Valencia (11 catches, 570 yards, 16 TDs).

The Paloma Valley ground game is led by sophomore Demarco Prewitt, who has rushed for 1,049 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Meanwhile, Sunbelt League champion Heritage (10-1) will be on the road tonight for a 7 p.m. game at La Quinta. The Blackhawks are 8-3 after beating Chaffey 35-6 in the first round.

The La Quinta offense is led by running back Vincent Guzman, who has rushed for 1,769 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Heritage, which defeated Arlington 21-7 last Friday, is led by running backs Limihai Hifo (1,470 yards, 15 TDs rushing), Isaiah Morrow (660 yards, 6 TDs) and Sione Takitaki (638, 10 TDs). Quarterback Brett Virgil has passed for 1,040 yards and 14 touchdowns and has rushed for 400 yards and 5 TDs.

A standout for the Patriots defense is senior Matt Palmer, who has seven interceptions this year -- including three last week.

Check with Menifee 24/7 tonight for score updates and tomorrow morning for game wrapups.